Has anyone been to The Bazaar by Jose Andres?

[Anonymous]

We are heading there for someone's birthday, and wondering what to expect.

[Anonymous]

My friend went Thursday night. The pictures she sent looked incredible. Enjoy!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My friend went Thursday night. The pictures she sent looked incredible. Enjoy!!

What were people wearing?

This is definitely not the kind of place I am used to!

-- OP

[Anonymous]

It's like Jaleo, but with slightly insane chefs. We went recently and everything was interesting, but sometimes challenging. I won't be going back, because I found the food less enjoyable than Jaleo but significantly more expensive. But I could understand why some people love it, especially people who eat out a lot more than I do and are looking for something different.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's like Jaleo, but with slightly insane chefs. We went recently and everything was interesting, but sometimes challenging. I won't be going back, because I found the food less enjoyable than Jaleo but significantly more expensive. But I could understand why some people love it, especially people who eat out a lot more than I do and are looking for something different.

OP here,

I haven't been to Jaleo either.

[Anonymous]

Has anyone actually been?

[Anonymous]

Yes, I’ve been. You’ll get about 2 bites of food on your plate. It will taste delicious because you will be so hungry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, I’ve been. You’ll get about 2 bites of food on your plate. It will taste delicious because you will be so hungry.

LOL but you can order more bites right? The whole point of the two bite thing is to get you to pay for lots of plates?

[Anonymous]

Sounds awesome. Just made reservations! Thanks for the tip, OP.

[Anonymous]

I went to the one in Miami.

I wore a dress and sandals.

It pretty formal performative service which I don’t love but my best friend loves.

It’s a great experience if you rarely eat that way.

The food was amazing and not just 2 bites, that’s silly. But it’s also not Filomena’s where you can’t walk out if you eat everything on your plate,

[Anonymous]

When we were there it was mostly foodies, who don't usually dress as nicely as I would like when we're out at a "fancy" restaurant. A dress or dressy slacks are good choices. My husband wore a blazer over a collared shirt.

My husband and I are pretty trim people and about normal appetites. We both ate sandwiches and a piece of pie when we got home. The food at the restaurant was delicious but not quite as much as we needed, I guess. I loved my dish selections, though. I just went online to see if I could remember what I had but it looks like it is just "archives" and not the actual menus. I do remember everything being delicious.

All in all it was enjoyable. I would go again, especially if you are bringing guests who are foodies. There were lots of phone cameras out when we were there. He was not there, obv.

[Anonymous]

Yes. Been twice. I love it. You need to order 4-6 things per person to be full but it is a fun experience and the food and service is incredible.

[Anonymous]

Oh, did not dress up either time but also went early

[Anonymous]

I went to the one in Miami also. It’s good, but insanely expensive and I really hate tapas when I am with more than one other person.

[Anonymous]

I’ve been to the one in Miami. I like tasting menus so loved it. It was south beach dressy.